I wonder if people will be allowed to punch out some holes or something.

Actually, could a case be made for it to be some sort of fire hazard? I mean, "Oh no, my living room is on fire and there's no way to get to the door. The fire truck has a ladder going but, gosh darn it, there aren't any windows to break and get out through. Well, I guess I'll just coat myself in Shake-n'-Bake and bask in my decision to rent here."

I don't see with an architect's eye but that thing is an affront to poor taste. It's like it's made out of Lego but there just weren't enough windows on hand. Dammit, it's not even built and it's destined to be the star of the Ugly Canada thread. What a disaster.

Machinery on the ground today. Digging, complete lane closure(also for WAG), looking like demolition is next.

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I have never seen that before...digging before demolition is done. And no construction fencing, just that flimsy metal fencing. Especially when they are digging.

Strange.

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Drove by today. Demolition in progress of the smaller buildings in front.

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Jokes aside, I'm very happy it's happening. If commons is successful enough to bring even more people downtown, let's do it. Hopefully costs can slow their steady increase if the market realizes we can't consistently rely on the appeal of these designs, though...

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Originally Posted by buzzg

Ya I just don't get how you can build an apartment with so few windows. Especially since only 10% of this is "affordable" – there's lots of market-priced units. Even the Downtown Commons got balconies.

That 10% is for the property tax abatement... lot's of money saved. If lease-up slows, that saved money softens the blow and the property profits strong in the long run.

"But a city can be smothered by too much reverence for its past. The skyline must keep acquiring new peaks, because the day we consider it complete and untouchable is the day the city begins to die." - Justin Davidson - May 2010 Issue of New York